The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-09
now TO MAKE UP.
Every Man His Own Actor or the Com
plate Guide TO Character.

From the Boston Globe.
First he powdered his throat and face and
then added coat of Datch pink, which
furnished a good background. A strong
burnt lumber line under the eyes, and a
couple of lines with the same tint from ths
corners of the eyes relieved his face of I'M
certainty. and made it look like stenciled
chrome with two coors applied. A little
burnt lumber under the eyebrows and well
into the hollow of the eyes produced another
change, giving them deep-set appearance;
and heavy backing OF the eyebrows max
ing them droop over the eyes, supplied the
heetled- browed requisite. A tinge of rouge
under the eyelids and under the eyes, two or
three sweeps over the chin and cheeks with
q stick of blue, after which the hand was
rubbed over the same, as if everything was
10 be spoiled, but which instead simply gave
the face dirty and unshaved appearance,
practically completed the character, but
black wig and fringe of whiskers under
the chin made it more perfect. Beeswax
punched over the teeth, color under the low
er lip, and an artistic touch on the nose,
breaking it, gave the face frightful APP
pearance, while little red on the cheeks
and nose, and a heavier, darker red on the
end of the nose and in spots on the same.
with heavy black in the nostrls, effected
another change, producing sot from whom
These are all for the very low Irshman, the
variety comedian. The makeup of the
more perfect Irish character presented by
Seaman, Murphy and Werner is much
easier. In that all that is necessary is to
powder and rouge as before, give the cheeks
healthy, ruddy appearance with carmine,
draw a line under the lower eyelashes with
burnt umber, touch up the eyebrows slightly
and apply light tinge of blue to the chin
and throat. This, with curly wig, makes
a first-class Irish patriot
The Irish is really the best makeup on
the stage, as it gives more scope, but
others are as effectively represented, and
with decidedly less trouble. Take the German,
for instance. Germans, as a general thing,
hare of fair complexion, and all that is neces-
sary to make German phiZ is to powder
the face and throat, give the cheeks slight
tinge of carmine for a young man, and
tinge of blue on the chin and whiskers line
on the cheek for an old man, and a burnt
umber line under the lower eyeashes. An
appropriate wig, with whisliers, if desired
or suitable, does the rest. The same rule
applies to the Scotchman, only he is more
forid, and high color must be given to the
cheeks and care taken to have the whiskers
and hair sandy, which, with natural hair,
can be done with soap aud carmine. The
Frenchman, too, is an easy makeup, though
care must be taken on the nose. This how
ever, is easy, as once seen it is easy to break
or bend the nose at pleasure. streak of light
red properly directed performing the service.
In the beginning the groundwork of powder
must be put on the face and throat, after
which light coat of the darker rouge is
applied, with brighter carmine on the
cheeks. Then darker line of burnt lumber
is drawn under the eyelasheS, the eyebrows
pencilled and arched in India ink, a curled
moustache and light imperial adjusted
and the character is complete. A mouchard
Is made very much the same as low Irish
man by doubling the first process. The
most essential, however, is to take off the
gentlemanly moustache and imperial, re-
place them with heavy ones, make the eye
brows very heavy and then the complexion
darker and swarthy.
The Jew does not depend 50 much on paint
as other characters, as the effect can be
given almost entirely with whiskers wig
and false nose. However, the effect IS
better if the face anu throat are powdered
given tinge of pink, with rouge on the
cheeks, burnt umber under the eyelasheS
and lines of the same on the forehead and
from the corners of the eyes, In the absence
of false nose or a courtplaster bridge,
which is often employed tie hooked appear
anee is obtained by shading above the bridge
into the corners Of the ges with burnt
lumber painting under the eyebrows with
the same, and defining Me nostrils With
india ink An exaggerthon of this, the
lines darker and the lover lip thickened by
the use of carmine. reduces a low or
comedy Jew The nero minstrel needs
simply carmine and grasy burnt cork. The
latter is rubbed over ar1 into the face, and
oarmine strongly applis under the eyes, on
the cheeks, as a negro must look bright, and
simply dull black woul not answer.
A negro comedianjor actor needs, in
addition. a stick of linda ink with which to
put on the lines to infcate age, ETC., after
which the minstrel cqtlng is put ON. The
mulatto differs from mis-, in that mixture
of burnt cork and Mngolian is made with
cream beer or wager, though the latter
does not produce a good effect, and this is
applied with sporBe or cloth. Carmine is
then added on the heeks, and the eyelsshes
and the brows colfed with India ink.
The creole is sill different. Powder is
very strongly applied, then the Monaghan
without having ben specially mixed, with
carmine on the decks. The eyebrows and
moustaohe are hrticular features in this,
and they must te very well colored with
India ink. Tn Indian is produced by the
same process B the mulatto, except that
burnt cork is hft out of the mixture. The
production ola Chinaman is almost entirely
In the eyes, bat is more simple than 1t looks:
The face is washed in mixture OF small
part of Monaghan and pink, and then the
lndla INK docs IHo TeSV III Uh0 W. n, WV
lines from the inner corners OF the eyes
around to the outer corner giving them the
almond-shaped appearance, circle on the
nostrils enlarging them, and dark color on
the hollow Centre above the upper lip
completing it. Glue the eyebrows down
and paint them, and you have a Celestial
who would have to be smuggled INTO Jnls
country and would b. honored at home.
The clown has an easy makeup, compar-
atively. but still adifficult one, as much of
his success lies in nis appearance. Because
Of this fact directions for the groundwork
are ali that can be given, the rest must be
left to the infsnuity Of the re clown oorlo Inc
fbs iV orSS,,,du5rk. The clown first puts the
whiting drcmd the mouth, leaving the
lips clear aid then closing the eyes, rubs it
on them Mer and under the lids.
-e4 A New Delegate.